Kitty's Purr-fect Day

Hello, everyone!  Happy last day of February!  Today I'm sharing another kitty card!  This time I've done just a bit of colouring on the kitties' ears and noses and lots of stamping! All products used are listed below.

• Clear stamps:  Newton's Nook - Newton's Birthday Bash, Newton's Christmas Cuddles, Newton's Antics, Darling Duos
• Colouring medium:  Prismacolor pencils
• Ink: Versafine Onyx Black, Brilliance Pearlescent Coral, Brilliance Sunflower Yellow, Simon Says Stamp Mint Candy
• Dies:  Simon Says Stamp Stitched Rectangles, Gina Marie Designs Stitched Rectangles
• Other:  Tiny crystal sequins

I was inspired by Newton's Nook Inky Paws #41 Color Challenge, which is mint, pink, yellow, and white.

I would also like to support the following challenges: Aud Sentiments Animals plus Sentiment 3/5; Cupcake Inspirations Cats 2/3; Di's Digi Designs Die-cuts and/or Punches 2/3; DL.ART February Linky AG UE 1/d; Glitter n Sparkle AG 2/3; Inky Chicks Happy Birthday UE; Jo's Scrap Shack AG 3/3; Pammie's Inky Pinkies AG 2/3; Penny Black and More Favourite Stamp (cat) 3/3; Simon Says Stamp WednesdayAG 4/5; Stamped Blessings heARTful Stamping AG 2/2; SUYP Cats Only Kitty Love UE; Uniko Studio Birthday; Word Art Wednesday Week 270 AG w uplifting sentiment 4/5

Thank you for looking at my card! Wishing you a joyful day!

Kitty with Gifts

Hello, everyone! Today I'm sharing a kitty card!  I added lots of embellishments and a bit of lace!  All products used are listed below.

• Clear stamps: Your Next Stamp - Jessica's Kitten and Cute Postcard
• Colouring medium:  Prismacolor pencils
• Dies: Your Next Stamp - Jessica's Kitten Die Set and Cute Postcard Die Set, Nellie's Multiframe Circles, Cheery Lynn Ivy Strip, Poppystamps Cozy Kitties, Unmarked Doily
• Patterned paper: Gift from my friend Marion (thank you!)
• Vellum:  White and ivory (Artist's Vision)
• Other: Flowers (I am Roses), lace (second-hand store), butterflies, charm, pearl bow, gems (all from my stash), Signo white gel pen

I was inspired by the sketch at Your Next Stamp Sketch Challenge #58 but I flipped it, top to bottom:

I would also like to support the following challenges: A Gem of a Challenge Favourite Colour Combo (pink and green) UE; Allsorts Metal and/or Charms 1/3; Aud Sentiments Animals plus Sentiment 2/5; Crafting by Designs It's Almost Spring 2/3; Crafty Catz AG Optional Twist of Spring 3/3; Crafty Gals Corner AG 2/2; Crafty Hazelnut's Patterned Paper February UE; Creative Inspirations Petals and Pearls UE; Creative Moments AG 3/3; Cupcake Inspirations Cats 1/3; Cut It Up Birthday Card 1E; Deep Ocean Add Lace UE; Di's Digi Designs Die-cuts and/or Punches 1/3; DL.ART February Linky AG UE 1/d; Glitter n Sparkle AG 1/3; In the Pink Dies and/or Punches 2/3; Incy Wincy Leather and/or Lace 1/5; Inky Chicks Happy Birthday UE; Jo's Scrap Shack AG 2/3; Not Just Cards Spring UE; One Crazy Stamper Birthday 1/5; Open-Minded Crafting Fun Flowers 1/3; Pammie's Inky Pinkies AG 1/3; Penny Black and More Favourite Stamp (cat) 2/3; Penny's Paper Crafty AG 3/3; Repeat Impressions Anything Goes Challenge ~ F2217 AG UE; Simon Says Stamp Wednesday AG 3/5; Stamped Blessings heARTful Stamping AG 1/2; SUYP Cats Only Kitty Love UE; The Outlawz Twisted Thursday AG 2/2; Tuesday Throwdown Favourite Embellishment (flowers for this card) 2/3; Uniko Studio Birthday; Word Art Wednesday Week 270 AG w uplifting sentiment 3/5

Thank you for looking at my card! Wishing you a joyful day!

Warm Winter Wishes

Hello, everyone!  Today I'm sharing a snowman card!  I water-coloured the image and then fussy-cut so I could pop him up on foam tape.  I stamped the background with large snowflakes in purples and greens. All products used are listed below.

• Clear stamps:  Snowflakes, sentiment (Your Next Stamp Winter Wishes), snowman (Your Next Stamp Snow Much Fun)
• Colouring medium:  Zig Clean Colour Real Brush Markers (Violet 080, Light Green 041, Orange 070, Deep Brown 068, Shadow Mauve 303)
• Ink:  Your Next Stamp Purple Passion, CTMH Pear, Brilliance Thyme, Memento Lulu Lavender
• Die: Simon Says Stamp Wavy Scallop Stitches

I was inspired by the colours at Your Next Stamp Colour Challenge #58:

I was also inspired by the large snowflakes on Jessica's January card in her Crafty Christmas Collaboration:



I would also like to support these fun challenge:

Crafty Hazelnut's Christmas AG Christmas Optional Recycle UE
DL.ART February Linky AG UE 1/d
DL.ART Thankful Thursday Green or alternative Thank You 2/3
Little Scrap Pieces Show it Off Saturday 1E
Repeat Impressions Anything Goes Challenge ~ F2217 AG 3/3
Simon Says Stamp Work-it Wednesday Something New (Simon Says Stamp dies are new) 2/3
Rudolph Day February 1E C10
Winter Wonderland Tribute--AG Christmas 1/3

Thank you for looking at my card! Wishing you a joyful day!

Layered Butterfly

Hello, everyone! Today I'm sharing a butterfly card! I was inspired by Mrs. A's Butterfly Challenge, the theme of which is G for Glossy Accents, paired with the optional colour Slate Blue. I used both!  I die-cut the butterfly three times and layered for a 3-D effect.

The bottom layer is die-cut from vellum. The other two layers are heat embossed with three different silver embossing powders.  I sprinkled on the embossing powders radiating outwards from the center. It's quite sparkly in person!  The sentiment is heat-embossed as well. 

Here are some photos showing the layering.  Can you see the Glossy Accents?  I added it randomly in droplets around the card. All products used are listed below.

• Clear stamps:  Butterfly (Clearly Besotted Flight of Fancy) sentiment (Clearly Besotted Framed Sentiments)
• Ink:  Versamark
• Embossing powders:  The Artful Stamper Aegean Silver, Wow Metallic Silver Sparkle, Wow Iced Silver
• Dies;  Gina Marie Designs Scalloped Square Frame, Clearly Besotted Flight of Fancy
• Other:  Glossy Accents, Silver enamel dots from my stash

I was inspired by the sketch at Great Impressions:

I would also like to support the following challenges: Brown Sugar AG 2/2; Crafting by Designs It's Almost Spring 1/3; Crafty Catz AG Optional Twist of Spring 2/3; Crafty Gals Corner AG 1/2; Crafty Hazelnut's Patterned Paper February UE; Creative Moments AG 2/3; Dies R Us Think Spring 3/3; DL.ART February Linky AG UE 1/d; DL.ART Thankful Thursday Green or alternative Thank You 1/3; Jo's Scrap Shack AG 1/3; Mod Squad Geometric (square and two triangles) 1/3; Not Just Cards Spring UE; Penny's Paper Crafty AG 2/3; Pammie's Inky Pinkies AG 2/3; PINspirational Inspiration Photo (I was inspired by the colour blue and the flying aspect) 1/5; Repeat Impressions Anything Goes Challenge ~ F2217 AG 2/3; Simon Says Stamp Wednesday AG 2/5; Stamped Blessings heARTful Stamping Repeat this 2/2; The Crafter's Cafe No Red or Pink 2/3; The Outlawz Twisted Thursday AG 1/2; TTCRD AG 2/2; Tuesday Throwdown Favourite Embellishment (enamel dots at the moment) 1/3; Word Art Wednesday Week 270 AG w uplifting sentiment 2/5

Thank you for looking at my card! Wishing you a joyful day!

Hello, Adorable

Hi, everybody!  Before I get started, I would like to welcome my newest follower - Laurie Higgins - thank you for joining me!  If you would like to comment with a link to your blog, then I will hop over and follow you too!

I'm still healing from this flu!  I had a setback I think, but I'm on the mend again and back to share a card with you!  I think this one turned out to be so cute!  I don't know if  it's the happy kitty, or all the pink, but this card just makes me smile!  This is one of my favourite kitty stamps!  All products used are listed below.  I'm still behind in my blog visiting so I'll be around to see you soon!  Thank you for your patience!

• Clear stamps:  Kitty (Poppystamps Purrfect Holidays), hello sentiment (Poppystamps Falling for You)
• Colouring medium: Prismacolor pencils
• Dies:  Poppystamps Purrfect Holidays Dies, Memory Box Cross Stitched Hearts
• Designer paper: DCWV Baby Girl Stack, including word cut-out

I was inspired by the sketch at DCWV February Stack-a-Holic Challenge:



I would like to join the following challenges: Aud Sentiments Animals plus Sentiment 1/5; Brown Sugar AG 1/2; Cardz TV AG Designers Challenge 3/3; Crafty Calendar Love is in the Air 3/3; Crafty Catz AG Optional Twist of Spring 1/3; Crafty Hazelnut's Patterned Paper February UE; Crafty Purple Frog Love is All Around UE; Creative Fingers AG 3/3; Creative Moments AG 1/3; DCWV February Stack-a-Holic Sketch UE; DL.ART February Linky AG UE 1/d; In the Pink Dies and/or Punches 1/3; Jo's Scrap Shack AG 3/3; Little Patch of Crafty Friends AG 3/3; Love to Scrap Who Loves Ya, Baby 2/5; Penny's Paper Crafty AG 1/3; Outside the Box It's All About Love, Clean and Simple 1E; Pammie's Inky Pinkies AG 1/3; Penny Black and More Favourite Stamp (cat ) 1/3; Poppystamps Hearts Afluter, Love is in the Air 2/3; Repeat Impressions Anything Goes Challenge ~ F2217 AG 1/3; Simon Says Stamp Wednesday AG 1/5; SUYP Cats Only Kitty Love UE; TTCRD AG 1/2; Word Art Wednesday Week 270 AG w uplifting sentiment 1/5

Thank you for looking at my card!  Wishing you a joyful day!

Cute Unicorn

Hello, everyone!  I've been seeing so many sweet unicorns in the crafting world lately that I just had to colour this little cutie!  I was inspired by Pink and Main's Love challenge.  I used a lot of Pink and Main products, listed below.  I stamped the images on Strathmore Bristol and then heat-embossed in clear so I could water-colour them.  I haven't done that in a while.  Sorry for the quick post, still not feeling the best. Hope to get around to visit your blogs soon!

• Clear stamps:  Pink and Main Magical Unicorns, sentiment from Pink and Main Hummingbirds
• Ink:  Versafine Onyx Black, Versamark, Twisted Citron Distress Ink
• Embossing Powder:  Zing Clear
• Dies: Pink and Main Magical Unicorns Dies, Lawn Fawn Puffy Cloud Borders
• Colouring medium:  Zig Clean Colour Real Brush Markers (026 Light Pink, 036 Light Blue, 045 Pale Green, 051 Lemon Yellow, 081 Light Violet, 097 Pale Gray)
• Stencil:  Simon Says Stamp Falling Hearts

I would like to support these fun challenges:
Pink and Main Love 3/3
Dies R Us Think Spring 2/3
The Artistic Stamper Love Hearts 3/3

Thank you for looking at my card!  Wishing you a joyful day!

Another Cupcake Kitty

Hello, everyone!  This is my third post today!  I have been sick with the flu since last week but I'm starting to feel a bit better! I'm making up for lost time by posting several cards in one day!  I hope to be around to visit your blogs soon!

This adorable Cupcake Kitty from Sasayaki Glitter is the February progressive challenge image in the Sasayaki Glitter Facebook Group. I missed out on this challenge previously but lucky for me this image is on sale for less than a dollar!  I couldn't resist this cutie so I snagged it right away, and now I can join the progressive challenge! Yay!  All products used are listed below.

• Digital image:  Sasayaki Glitter Cupcake Kitty
• Colouring medium:  Markers
• Clear stamp: Sentiment (Clearly Besotted)
• Die: Avery Elle Wonky Stitches
• Embossing folders:  Cuttlebug Cross my Heart, Cuttlebug Once Upon a Princess
• Other:  Puffy heart stickers (Dollarama stash), white Signo gel pen, Glossy Accents

I would also like to support these fun challenges: Allsorts AG 2/3; Brown Sugar Birthday 1/2; Cardz TV AG Designers Challenge 2/3; Crafty Calendar Love is in the Air 2/3; Crafty Creations AG 2/2; Crafty Friends AG 2/3; Crafty Gals Corner Use Your Favourite Things (dies, embossing folders, stamps) 2/2; Crafty Purple Frog Love is All Around UE; Creative Fingers AG 2/3; Creative Inspirations AG UE; Cute Card Thursday No Patterned Paper UE; Fabrika Fantasy Add a Heart 3/3; HIMCR Embossing 2/3; Jo's Scrap Shack AG 2/3; Little Patch of Crafty Friends AG 2/3; Penny's Paper Crafty AG 2/3; Sasayaki Glitter Colour Red 1/3; SUYP Cats Only Kitty Love UE; The Corrosive AG 3/3; The Outlawz Festive Friday FF021717 Celebrate a Birthday 1/3; Uniko Studio Birthday; Word Art Wednesday Week 270 AG w uplifting sentiment 2/5

Thank you for looking at my card! Wishing you a joyful day!

Lace Doily Backgrounds

Hello, everyone!  This is my second post today!  I have been sick with the flu since last week but I'm starting to feel a bit better! I hope to be around to visit your blogs soon!  I made a few cards for challenges that are soon ending so I need to get them posted!  I have one more card to post today so stay tuned!

Here are two cards inspired by Pink and Main's Love challenge. I used mostly Pink and Main products, listed below. I stamped the upper part of the background with the lace doilies and tiny hearts and the bottom portion with the sentiment. I die-cut the border and scalloped heart and added a cute puffy sticker.

• Clear stamps:  Doilies (Pink and Main Grandma's Lace), tiny heart (Pink and Main Magical Unicorns), sentiment (Pink and Main Hummingbirds), xo (Clearly Besotted)
• Ink:  Simon Says Stamp Hollyhock, Memento Grape Jelly
• Dies:  Scalloped Border (Pink and Main), scalloped stitched heart (unmarked)
• Other:  Puffy sticker (Dollarama)

For my second card, I stamped a background with the lace doilies in red, pink, and purple. I die-cut the frame, hearts, and die-cut sentiment, and then added some cute puffy stickers. The frame dies were a gift from a friend last month (thank you, Christina!).

• Clear stamps:  Doilies (Pink and Main Grandma's Lace),
• Ink:  Simon Says Stamp Hollyhock, Memento Grape Jelly, YNS Holly Berry
• Dies: Pierced Rectangle Frame (My Favorite Things), cross-stitched heart, scalloped stitched heart, sentiment (unmarked)
• Other:  Puffy stickers (Dollarama)

I would like to support these fun challenges:

Card 1
Pink and Main Love 1/3
Mod Squad No More White 1/3
Stamped Blessings heARTful Stamping Repeat this 1/2

Card 2
Pink and Main Love 2/3
Simon Says Stamp Work-it Wednesday Something New (frame dies received as a gift in January) 1/3
The Artistic Stamper Love Hearts 2/3

Thank you for looking at my cards!  Wishing you a joyful day!

Butterflies, Paper Piercing, and Fern Green

Hello, everyone!  I have been sick with the flu since last week but I'm starting to feel a bit better! I hope to be around to visit your blogs soon!  I made a few cards for challenges that are soon ending so I need to get them posted!  I have several cards to share today - this is the first of three blog posts!

This card was inspired by Mrs. A's Butterfly Challenge!  The theme is P for paper piercing, along with the colour fern, plus butterflies.  I googled the colour fern and there were several shades that qualified so I went with the colour you see here.  I have been neglecting my butterflies for way too long, so thank you for inspiring me, Mrs. A!

Can you see my paper piercing?  I haven't tried this technique in many years and since I've never been very good at it, I did just a bit in the lower corner.

All products used are listed below.

• Dies:  Cheery Lynn Pair of Ferns, Marianne Designs Branch Forest, Memory Box Lunette Butterfly and Oriel Butterfly, Impression Obsession Butterfly Set
• Embossing folder:  Leafy vines (unmarked)
• Patterned paper:  K and Company
• Clear stamps:  Sentiment (Clearly Besotted)
• Ink:  Simon Says Stamp Willow
• Other:  Flat-back pearls (Forever in Time), paper-piercing template (Stampin' Up)

I've used lots of leftovers/snippets for my die cuts, including some vellum and patterned paper, so I'll be joining Pixie's Snippets Playground Week 269/270 as well.

I would also like to support these fun challenges: Allsorts AG 1/3; Cardz TV AG Designers Challenge 1/3; Crafty Creations AG 1/2; Crafty Friends AG 1/3; Crafty Gals Corner Use Your Favourite Things (dies, embossing folders, stamps) 1/2; Creative Fingers AG 1/3; Creative InspirationsAG UE; Dies R Us Think Spring 1/3; DL.ART February Linky AG UE 1/d; HIMCR Embossing 1/3; Jo's Scrap Shack AG 1/3; Little Patch of Crafty Friends AG 1/3; Little Scrap Pieces Show it Off Saturday AG 1E; Not Just Cards Spring 1/5; Penny's Paper Crafty AG 1/3; Scrapy Land Add Texture 1/3; The Corrosive AG 2/3; The Crafter's Cafe No Red or Pink 1/3; Word Art Wednesday Week 270 AG w uplifting sentiment 1/5

Thank you for looking at my card! Wishing you a joyful day!

Winner - Kitty Love Blog Hop

Hello, everyone! Just a quick post to announce the winner of the Kitty Love Blog Hop! You will remember that Knitty Kitty Digis is giving away the adorable new digital image Cupcake Kitty shown at the bottom.

There were 39 comments on my blog hop post that mentioned the word "cupcake," which was how to enter the giveaway here on my blog.  Knitty Kitty Digis DT members were excluded from the giveaway. The winner was chosen using Random.org:

The winner of Cupcake Kitty is Tink.

Congratulations, Tink! Please send your email address to Knitty Kitty Digis at eekbob1@hotmail.com to arrange your prize! Thank you to all who commented on my Blog Hop card! All of the blog hop winners have been announced in the Knitty Kitty Digis Facebook Group, and individual winners will be announced on each of the design team members' blogs! Wishing everyone a joyful day!

Knitty Kitty Digis
Cupcake Kitty

Chippy's Love Letters

Hello, everyone! Before I get started, I would like to welcome my newest follower - Amy Crafty Purple Frog - thank you for joining me!

Yesterday we had a huge snowstorm so I had to turn off the computer because our power was flickering. Thankfully, we did not lose our electricity like so many other areas did.  I'm a bit behind in my blog visiting (again!), but I'll get around to see you soon!  I've shared some snow photos below!

Today my card features a squirrel!  I named him Chippy!  Chippy has received lots of love letters and cards in his mailbox!  I coloured sweet Chippy and cut behind his paw to insert the love letter (there's an apple behind there hehe!) and then fussy-cut.  For the sky, I made a DIY stencil with a cloud die and then sponged with Distress Ink.  The mailbox and love letters have all be been edged with Distress Ink as well. All supplies are listed below.

• Digital image:  Craftin' Desert Divas - Apple of My Eye
• Colouring medium:  Prismacolor pencils
• Dies:  Mailbox, love letters (Cottage Cutz Kitty Love Mail), Forest Border (Lawn Fawn), Stitched Landscapes (Poppystamps), Simple Banner (Poppystamps), Delicate Cloud Border (Poppystamps - used as DIY stencil), Scalloped Stitched Frame (Gina Marie Designs)
• Distress Inks:  Pumice Stone, Victorian Velvet
• Other: Heart punch (unmarked), Signo White Gel Pen (freckles on Chippy), ballpoint pen (to doodle addresses on envelopes)

Here are some photos showing our snow.  We could barely get our front door open - that's about 3 feet of snow on our front step!

There's my car under all that snow!

Another view looking out our front door!

This is our back deck, looking out the patio door!

I would like to support these fun challenges: 613 Avenue Create AG Optional Sentimental Journey/CAS 8/8; Come and Get It Love is in the Air 2/3; Connie Can Crop Stamp Your Heart Out 2/2; Craftin Desert Divas Gallery February Mood Board (shown below); Crafty Calendar Love is in the Air 1/3; Crafty Purple Frog Love is All Around UE; Creatalicious AG Add Some Hearts UE; Creative Inspirations AG UE; Cut it Up Bendy or Scene Card 1E; Deep Ocean Hearts UE; Die Cut Diva's Use Pink or Red 4/4;Die Cuttin' Diva's Valentine Colours 1/3; Digi Designs Include an Animal 3/3;DL.ART February Linky AG UE 1/d; DL.ART Thankful Thursday Pink and/or Red 3/3; Do-Al(l) Creative Winter Time 1/3; Fabrika Fantasy Add a Heart 2/3; Glitter n Sparkle Love is in the Air 2/3; Hiding in My Craftroom Super Scraps Saturday 1/3; If You Give a Crafter a Cookie Inspiration Photo 2/5; Incy Wincy Love 4/5; Inspiration Destination AG UE; Love to Scrap Who Loves Ya, Baby 1/5; Pile it On Hearts on Fire UE; Poppystamps Hearts Aflutter 1/3; Simon Says Stamp Monday Use Your Favourite Tool (definitely my Cuttlebug!) 2/5; The Cat's Pajamas Happy Mail UE; The Corrosive AG 1/3; The Cutie Pie Simply Love 1/3; The Outlawz Festive Friday Valentine's Day 3/3

Thank you for looking at my card! Wishing you a joyful day!

Cards for Hug a Heart Card Drive #8

Hello, everyone! Before I get started, I would like to welcome my newest follower - Scrapper 69 - thank you for joining me!

Today I'm sharing the last bunch of heart-themed cards that I made for the Hug a Heart Card Drive! Thank you so much for all of your sweet comments on my previous cards, and a special thank you to those who made cards for the cause!  You are making a difference in a child's life!

 

Just as a reminder, Christina Hor has been collecting handmade cards with a heart theme (non-Valentine’s Day) to distribute to children who are Heart Center patients at Nationwide Children’s Hospital. The card drive ends tomorrow (February 14), so I hope you have already mailed your cards!

I have three final cards to share today. I used clip art images and fussy-cut so I could pop them up on foam tape. See product list below each card.

• Clip art:  Deedee's Digis
• Clear stamp:  Sentiment (The Greeting Farm)
• Die:  Taylored Expressions Blooming Hearts Cutting Plate (I used the die to emboss!)
• Other:  Heart punch (unmarked)

• Clip art:  Deedee's Digis
• Clear stamp:  Sentiment (The Greeting Farm)
• Embossing folder:  Cuttlebug Heart Blocks

• Clip art:  Beccy's Place Baby Dragon (freebie still available here - thank you!)
• Clear stamps:  Hello, xoxo (Hero Arts Everyday Sayings), hearts (Newton's Nook Frosty Friends)
• Die:  Stitched Heart (unmarked)
• Embossing folder: Cuttlebug Cross Your Heart
• Other:  Heart punch (unmarked)

I would like to support these fun challenges: Allsorts Hearts and/or Flowers 3/3; Beccy's Place February AG w BP image UE; Come and Get It Love is in the Air 1/3; Creative Inspirations AG UE; Cupcake Inspirations Carmine, White, Black (Card #1) 1/3;  DL.ART February Linky AG UE 1/d; Glitter n Sparkle Love is in the Air 1/3; Inspiration Destination AG UE; Simon Says Stamp Monday Use Your Favourite Tool (definitely my Cuttlebug!) 1/5

Thank you for looking at my cards! Wishing you a joyful day!

Sweet Cupcake Kitty

Hello, everyone!  Today I'm sharing a reminder about the Kitty Love Blog Hop and Giveaway in case you missed it!  It's not too late!  You can still comment and win until February 14! See my post with all the details here. There are 6 prizes to be won!

The prize up for grabs on my blog is Knitty Kitty Digis - Cupcake Kitty, which I'm featuring again today!  There are prizes to be won on every stop of the hop!  Important Note:  When you comment on my Blog Hop post, please make sure you use the word "cupcake" to be included in the prize draw! If you've already left a comment, then please check back to make sure the word "cupcake" was included in your comment!  I don't want you to miss out on the giveaway draw! Here's the link!

So today I'm sharing another card featuring the sweet Cupcake Kitty!  I just couldn't resist colouring her a second time!  All products used are listed below.  If you haven't already joined the hop, then please click through and hop along for your chance to win lots of cute images!

• Digital image:  Knitty Kitty Digis - Cupcake Kitty
• Colouring medium:  Prismacolor pencils
• Clear stamp: Sentiment (A. Jillian Vance)
• Dies: Scalloped Stitched Borders (Lawn Fawn), Tiny Tag (A. Jillian Vance), Stitched Circle (die-cut in vellum - Gina Marie Designs), Bow (Your Next Stamp)
• Embossing folder:  Cuttlebug Once upon a Princess set
• Other:  Glossy Accents (applied to cherry and heart), Lavender Stickles (applied to flower); doily, sequin trim, and sequins all from my stash

I would like to support these fun challenges: 613 Avenue Create AG Optional Sentimental Journey/CAS 7/8; Allsorts Hearts and/or Flowers 2/3; Creative Craft Cottage AG 3/3; Creative Inspirations AG UE; Digi Designs Include an Animal 2/3; DL.ART February Linky AG UE 1/d; Double D Lavender and Lace 1/3; Inspiration Destination AG UE; Jo's Scrap Shack AG 3/3; Little Scrap Pieces Show it Off Saturday 1E; Mod Squad Texturize 3/3; Penny's Paper-crafty AG 3/3; Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Cute 5/5; SUYP Cats Only Kitty Love UE; Through the Craftroom Door AG 2/2; Word Art Wednesday AG 5/5

Thank you for looking at my card! Wishing you a joyful day!

Mailing Kitty's Love Letter

Hello, everyone! Today I'm sharing a vintage-style card! The kitty and puppy are mailing a love letter! I inked around the edges of the papers, images, and die-cuts with distress ink! I paper-pieced the tiny love letter!  I recycled a textured mailing envelope by die-cutting some cross-stitched hearts!

• Collage Sheets:  Photo from Gecko Galz - Cats and Dogs Collage Sheet, Tag from Heather Hudson freebie at Gecko Galz Facebook Group (thank you!)
• Clear stamps:  Sentiment (Clearly Besotted), love letter (Heidi Grace)
• Dies:  Cross-stitched Hearts (Memory Box), Sentiment and Lacy Heart Doily (unmarked)
• Patterned paper:   MME Sunshine
• Distress ink:  Brushed Corduroy
• Other:  Recycled textured mailing envelope, Offray ribbon

I would like to support these fun challenges: 613 Avenue Create AG Optional Sentimental Journey/CAS 6/8; Allsorts Hearts and/or Flowers 1/3; Aud Sentiments Valentine or Love Sentiment 1/5; CRAFT Recycling (textured envelope) 1/2; Crafty Hazelnut's Patterned Paper February UE; Crafty Purple Frog Love is All Around UE; Creatalicious AG Add Some Hearts UE; Creative Inspirations AG UE; Creative Moments AG Optional Love is in the Air 3/3; Deep Ocean Hearts UE; Digi Designs Include an Animal 1/3; DL.ART February Linky AG UE 1/d; DL.ART Thankful Thursday Pink and/or Red 2/3; Gecko Galz Vintage Valentine February Customer Challenge UE; Gecko Galz Facebook Group 4-Legged Friends; Gecko Galz Facebook Group Make a Valentine; Gecko Galz Facebook Group Heather's Challenge; If You Give a Crafter a Cookie Inspiration Photo 1/5; Incy Wincy Love 3/5; Inspiration Destination AG UE; Jo's Scrap Shack AG 2/3; Pile it On Hearts on Fire UE; Really Reasonable Ribbon Hearts Ribbon or Trim 2/6; Simon Says Stamp Monday Young at Heart 5/5; Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Cute 4/5; SUYP Cats Only Kitty Love UE; Stamped Blessings heARTful stamping For Special Someone plus Rubber Stamp 2/2; The Cat's Pajamas Happy Mail UE; The Crafter's Cafe Recycle Something (textured envelope) 1/3; The Outlawz Festive Friday Valentine's Day 2/3; The Ribbon Girl February Card UE; Tuesday Throwdown Heart String2/3; Through the Craftroom Door AG 2/2; Word Art Wednesday AG 4/5

Thank you for looking at my card!  Wishing you a joyful day!

Cards for Hug a Heart Card Drive #7

Hello, everyone! Before I get started, I would like to welcome three new followers - Lori Kobular, preeti d., and Dmitry Lopatin - thank you for joining me!

Lately I've been sharing all the heart-themed cards I made for the Hug a Heart Card Drive, and today I have a few more to show you!  I'm almost at the end of the cards I made for this cause - I think I have only one more bunch to share after this!

As a reminder, Christina Hor has been collecting handmade cards with a heart theme (non-Valentine’s Day) to distribute to children who are Heart Center patients at Nationwide Children’s Hospital. The card drive runs until February 14 and corresponds with Heart Month in February. I hope you will consider sharing your talents and make some cards to brighten a child's day! There are prizes too, so please check out all the details here. The deadline to receive your cards is February 14, which is next week, so please hurry!

I have three CAS cards to share today, all using the same clip art image. I really like this little robot! I think these cards would be suitable for a boy or a girl! I did some fussy-cutting so I could pop them up on foam tape. See product list below.

• Clip art:  Miss Kate Cuttables (this was a freebie at one point, thank you!)
• Clear stamps:  Sentiments (Your Next Stamp, A. Jillian Vance)
• Embossing folders:  Cuttlebug Heart Blocks, Cuttlebug Cross Your Heart

I would also like to support these fun challenges: 613 Avenue Create AG Optional Sentimental Journey/CAS 5/8; Come and Get It Valentine's Day Cards 3/3; Crafty Purple Frog Love is All Around UE; Creatalicious AG Add Some Hearts UE; Creative Craft Cottage AG 2/3; Creative Inspirations AG UE; Creative Moments AG Optional Love is in the Air 2/3; Deep Ocean Hearts UE; DL.ART February Linky AG UE 1/d; DL.ART Thankful Thursday Pink and/or Red 1/3; Incy Wincy Love 2/5; Inspiration Destination AG UE; Jo's Scrap Shack AG 1/3; Mod Squad Texturize 2/3; Penny's Paper-crafty AG 2/3; Pile it On Hearts on Fire UE; Simon Says Stamp Monday Young at Heart 4/5; Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Cute 3/5; The Outlawz Festive Friday Valentine's Day 1/3; The Paper Girls With Heart 3/3; Through the Craftroom Door AG 1/2; Word Art Wednesday AG 3/5

Thank you for looking at my card! Wishing you a joyful day!

Special Delivery

Hello, everyone! Today I'm sharing a card that I CASE'd!  I was inspired by Kara's challenge over at K and R Designs, which I read about on my friend Petra's blog. The challenge is the Friday Inspiration File.  We were challenged to look through The File, choose a card that inspires us, and then CASE it!

I was inspired by this cute card by Tracey McNeely of In My Creative Opinion, added to the Inspiration File on Week 299.  Here is a direct link to her card.

I CASE'd it as closely as I could with the stamps and dies in my stash.  My card is not nearly as cute as Tracey's but I'm happy with how it turned out!

The little envelope is sealed with repositionable tape so it can be opened and resealed for a fun interactive element!  I tucked a little note inside the tiny envelope:

Here are all the products used:

• Clear stamps:  Envelope (Waffleflower Happy Mail), tiny heart stamped on envelopes (Newton's  Nook Frozen Friends), sentiment on tiny card (Lawn Fawn Tiny Tags Sayings), tiny solid heart (Lawn Fawn Snow Day)
• Rubber stamps: Special Delivery (The Artistic Stamper Carte Postale), heart postage stamp (Dollarama)
• Ink:  Versafine Onyx Black, Memento Love Letter
• Dies: Envelope and heart (Your Next Stamp Mini Envelope Die)

I would also like to support these fun challenges: Crafty Gals Corner Shades of Red 2/2; Deep Ocean Hearts UE; DL.ART February Linky AG UE 1/d; Repeat Impressions Tic-Tac-Toe Challenge ~ F817 (red, pink, die-cut) 1/3; Simon Says Stamp Monday Young at Heart 3/5; Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Cute 2/5; Stamped Blessings heARTful stamping For Special Someone plus Rubber Stamp 1/2; The Artistic Stamper Love Hearts 1/3; The Cat's Pajamas Happy Mail UE; Word Art Wednesday AG 2/5

Thank you for looking at my card! Wishing you a joyful day!